Coombe Dingle - Artificial Grass Hockey Pitch
Bristol University will soon have a new state of the art, artifcial turf hockey pitch. Verde Recreo have won the contract to remove the worn out water based pitch at the Coombe Dingle and install a high spec sand filled synthetic turf.
"A really fantastic job. Verde Recreo were very professional in their work ethics and attitude in working with us. I would recommend Verde Recreo to anyone wanting a new pitch."
Peter Hudson, Grounds Manager, University of BristolDescription
This exciting refurbishment contract will greatly enhance the excellent sporting facilities already on offer at the Combe Dingle Sports Complex. The existing water based hockey pitch was no longer performing to an adequate standard, having been patched and re-patched over the years.
Verde Recreo proposed to replace this unsuitable surface with a high spec hockey turf, an 18mm mono filament sand dressed carpet. The quality of the turf, coupled with Verde's commitment to after care convinced the client to award the contract to Verde. We were also able to meet the high environmental standards expected by the University as both the old carpet and shockpad will be processed and re-used, not taken to a landfill.
The pitch will be installed over the Summer break, and will be in play in time for the new hockey season.
Project Diary
Our first week on site. The old carpet was sliced up, rolled up and banded ready for re-use. The shock pad was then scraped up and processed on site, to create a product suitable for re-use.
The existing pitch base has now been tested to ensure it complies with the standards for hockey and we returned to site to lay the new shock pad.
The carpet has made it across the water from Holland and has been positioned on the pitch ready for rolling out.
High winds and rain have slowed our progress this week. But nearly all the carpets have been rolled out and half the seams glued up.
